Hunt Cliff

The first indication of human settlement dates back to around 1300 BC, with the inhabitants most likely being farmers.{{sfn|Wingham|2021|p=15}} The top of the cliff is the site of a Roman signal station, located between the cliff edge and Warsett Hill ({{convert|549|ft}}) to the south.{{cite book |last1=Leyland |first1=John |title=The Yorkshire Coast and the Cleveland Hills and Dales |date=1892 |publisher=Seeley and Company |location=London |page=26|oclc=50322148}}{{cite book |last1=Brandon |first1=David |title=Along the Yorkshire coast : from the tees to the Humber |date=2010 |publisher=History Press |location=Stroud |isbn=9780752457321 |page=30}} An archaeological investigation in 1911 discovered 14 skeletons, all of whom bore evidence of being knocked on the head.{{cite book |last1=Barker |first1=Malcolm G. |title=Essence of the Yorkshire coast |date=2007 |publisher=Great Northern Books |location=Ilkley |isbn=9781905080397 |page=7}} The location of the old Roman fort was on the edge of the cliff, most of the remains of the site have toppled into the sea, and it is thought to have been established in 350 AD.{{cite web |title=Georeferenced Maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland |url=https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.9&lat=54.58785&lon=-0.93493&layers=168&b=1 |website=maps.nls.uk |access-date=20 January 2024 |quote=Use the slider on the bottom left (named "Change transparency of overlay") to toggle between old mapping and modern-day satellite imagery}}{{cite book |last1=Bainbridge |first1=Norman |title=Saltburn-by-the-Sea |date=1977 |publisher=Sotheran |location=Redcar |isbn=0-905032-07-1 |page=9}} Coins found at the site had been minted sometime between 370 and 400 AD.

The first indication of human settlement dates back to around 1300 BC, with the inhabitants most likely being farmers.{{sfn|Wingham|2021|p=15}} The top of the cliff is the site of a Roman signal station, located between the cliff edge and Warsett Hill ({{convert|549|ft}}) to the south.{{cite book |last1=Leyland |first1=John |title=The Yorkshire Coast and the Cleveland Hills and Dales |date=1892 |publisher=Seeley and Company |location=London |page=26|oclc=50322148}}{{cite book |last1=Brandon |first1=David |title=Along the Yorkshire coast : from the tees to the Humber |date=2010 |publisher=History Press |location=Stroud |isbn=9780752457321 |page=30}} An archaeological investigation in 1911 discovered 14 skeletons, all of whom bore evidence of being knocked on the head.{{cite book |last1=Barker |first1=Malcolm G. |title=Essence of the Yorkshire coast |date=2007 |publisher=Great Northern Books |location=Ilkley |isbn=9781905080397 |page=7}} The location of the old Roman fort was on the edge of the cliff, most of the remains of the site have toppled into the sea, and it is thought to have been established in 350 AD.{{cite web |title=Georeferenced Maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland |url=https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.9&lat=54.58785&lon=-0.93493&layers=168&b=1 |website=maps.nls.uk |access-date=20 January 2024 |quote=Use the slider on the bottom left (named "Change transparency of overlay") to toggle between old mapping and modern-day satellite imagery}}{{cite book |last1=Bainbridge |first1=Norman |title=Saltburn-by-the-Sea |date=1977 |publisher=Sotheran |location=Redcar |isbn=0-905032-07-1 |page=9}} Coins found at the site had been minted sometime between 370 and 400 AD.

The Cleveland Way traverses the cliff edge (now also part of the [[England Coast Path]]),{{cite map|title =Middlesbrough & Hartlepool |map =306 |year = 2015|scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn =978-0-319-24558-3 }} and is also host to a [[Boulby line|railway line]] that used to carry passengers between Saltburn/Middlesbrough and Whitby, but which is now kept open to move freight to and from the steelworks at Skinningrove, and the potash mine at Boulby. When the line was built in the second half of the 19th century, rather than cutting direct between Brotton and Carlin How, the line loops northwards and around Huntcliff, being at the cliff edge, almost within {{convert|30|ft}} of it.{{cite news |title=Railway extensions in Yorkshire |work=York Herald |issue=5575 |date=21 December 1874 |page=7|oclc=1325754826}}{{cite book |last1=North |first1=G. A. |title=Teesside's Economic Heritage |date=1975 |publisher=Cleveland County Council |page=46|oclc=611236534}}

The Cleveland Way traverses the cliff edge (now also part of the [[England Coast Path]]),{{cite map|title =Middlesbrough & Hartlepool |map =306 |year = 2015|scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn =978-0-319-24558-3 }} and is also host to a [[Boulby line|railway line]] that used to carry passengers between Saltburn/Middlesbrough and Whitby, but which is now kept open to move freight to and from the steelworks at Skinningrove, and the potash mine at Boulby. When the line was built in the second half of the 19th century, rather than cutting direct between Brotton and [[Carlin How]], the line loops northwards and around Huntcliff, being at the cliff edge, almost within {{convert|30|ft}} of it.{{cite news |title=Railway extensions in Yorkshire |work=York Herald |issue=5575 |date=21 December 1874 |page=7|oclc=1325754826}}{{cite book |last1=North |first1=G. A. |title=Teesside's Economic Heritage |date=1975 |publisher=Cleveland County Council |page=46|oclc=611236534}}

The view of the cliff from Saltburn looking eastwards, has been described as being "very striking",{{cite book |last1=Phillips |first1=John |title=The rivers, mountains, and sea-coast of Yorkshire : with essays on the climate, scenery, and ancient inhabitants of the county |date=1853 |publisher=J. Murray |location=London |page=14|oclc=1084519889}} and the promontory of Hunt Cliff forms the southern edge of [[Tees Bay]], and the start of the cliff section of coastline south towards Flamborough.{{sfn|Motyka|1986|p=8}} Huntcliff Foot, at the base of the cliff where it meets the sea, just {{convert|0.2|m|order=flip}} above sea level, was the ancient boundary point westwards for the [[Port of Whitby]].{{cite web |title=Huntcliff Foot, Redcar and Cleveland - area information, map, walks and more |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/huntcliff-foot-redcar-and-cleveland |website=getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |access-date=20 January 2024}} The ports' authority extended between Scarborough in the south, and Huntcliff in the west and north.{{cite book |last1=Page |first1=William |title=The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding, volume 2 |date=1968 |publisher=Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Research |location=London |isbn=0712903100|page=505}} From Huntcliff Foot westwards towards the Tees, the coast is quite sandy, and on the east, is very rocky.{{cite thesis|last1=Bowes |first1=Ida |title=Cleveland and Teesside: a geographical study of population and occupational changes since 1800 |date=1948 |publisher=Bedford College (University of London) |location=London |oclc=1006069459|page=52}}

The view of the cliff from Saltburn looking eastwards, has been described as being "very striking",{{cite book |last1=Phillips |first1=John |title=The rivers, mountains, and sea-coast of Yorkshire : with essays on the climate, scenery, and ancient inhabitants of the county |date=1853 |publisher=J. Murray |location=London |page=14|oclc=1084519889}} and the promontory of Hunt Cliff forms the southern edge of [[Tees Bay]], and the start of the cliff section of coastline south towards Flamborough.{{sfn|Motyka|1986|p=8}} Huntcliff Foot, at the base of the cliff where it meets the sea, just {{convert|0.2|m|order=flip}} above sea level, was the ancient boundary point westwards for the [[Port of Whitby]].{{cite web |title=Huntcliff Foot, Redcar and Cleveland - area information, map, walks and more |url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/huntcliff-foot-redcar-and-cleveland |website=getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |access-date=20 January 2024}} The ports' authority extended between Scarborough in the south, and Huntcliff in the west and north.{{cite book |last1=Page |first1=William |title=The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding, volume 2 |date=1968 |publisher=Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Research |location=London |isbn=0712903100|page=505}} From Huntcliff Foot westwards towards the Tees, the coast is quite sandy, and on the east, is very rocky.{{cite thesis|last1=Bowes |first1=Ida |title=Cleveland and Teesside: a geographical study of population and occupational changes since 1800 |date=1948 |publisher=Bedford College (University of London) |location=London |oclc=1006069459|page=52}}